"Zhoghovurd" daily writes:
"Social-politician Edgar Ghazaryan informed the daily newspaper "Zhoghovurd" that the report about the crime he presented to the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia on the basis of non-compliance with the court's legally binding judgment received a positive development.
Artur Hovhannisyan, secretary of the "Civil Agreement" faction, must appear in the accused's chair. According to Edgar Ghazaryan, one of the investigators of the Shengavit department of the RA Investigative Committee has drawn up a protocol on initiating criminal proceedings for non-execution of the verdict, which means that the only actor in the case, Artur Hovhannisyan, must inevitably be charged.
Edgar Ghazaryan also submitted three petitions to the investigator, because Artur Hovhannisyan, being an official, used that position to refuse to fulfill the verdict, which aggravates the punishment. What happened? Let's remind that on April 4, 2023, at the session of the Standing Committee on Human Rights of the National Assembly, Artur Hovhannisyan threatened to cut off the tongue and ears of the opposition candidate Edgar Ghazaryan in a public statement.
The case received a wide reaction in both political and human rights circles. Later, the court obliged Hovhannisyan to pay 1 million 250 thousand drams in compensation for those statements in favor of Ghazaryan. The money was paid, however, as Ghazaryan told "Zhoghovurd", Hovhannisyan refuses to apologize publicly, not fulfilling the non-material part of the judgment.
New development: the investigator made a protocol Based on Ghazaryan's report, the Prosecutor's Office sent the materials to the RA Investigative Committee. According to him, the investigator in Shengavit's investigative department has drawn up a protocol on initiating criminal proceedings in case of non-fulfillment of the court's decision.
This is an essential step in the process. drawing up a report means that law enforcement agencies see a basis for a criminal assessment and proceed to the next stage of the legal procedure. What procedure is expected? Since the only actor in the case is a sitting member of parliament, the consent of the National Assembly is necessary to start a criminal prosecution. In other words, the investigative body must apply to the prosecutor so that he submits a petition to the National Assembly in order to obtain permission to bring charges against the deputy.
It is at this stage that the issue also takes on a political tone. will the parliamentary majority give consent to initiate criminal prosecution against the secretary of their faction? Selective approach Edgar Ghazaryan reminded in the conversation with "Zhoghovurd" that on the basis of obstructing the execution of the court verdict, criminal prosecutions were also carried out against clergymen, even within the framework of the processes initiated in the case of Garegin B. According to him, everyone should be equal before the law, and the same approach should be applied to the deputy as well.
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